Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol in 2012 issued nearly 12,000 traffic citations to motorists observed talking, texting or reading non-voice communication while driving. And for some, this was not their first offense. Last year was the first year Nevada banned the use of cell phones while driving. The total fine for a first-time offense […]
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• January is National Learn to Ski and Ride month. • Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is easier and faster for residents and travelers in El Dorado County thanks to a new cell site in Placerville. The site improves wireless coverage and capacity along Highway 49, Bar Crest […]
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Santa Rosa Press Democrat and Lake Tahoe News A Petaluma teen who vanished more than two days ago while in South Lake Tahoe for a three-day music festival remained missing Thursday afternoon amid mounting concerns for her safety and a sense that something wasn’t quite right. Friends who saw Alyssa Byrne, 19, shortly before she […]
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Updated Jan. 3 4pm with investigation time line information. Updated: Jan. 2 at 5:25pm By Kathryn Reed A 19-year-old Petaluma woman has not been seen since the last night of SnowGlobe. “Our best hope is she is with somebody and she is safe. It is not like her not to respond or to try to […]
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Temps are warming up a bit. Don’t forget to use sunscreen. Here is the Jan. 3 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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To the community, Another year begins. Issa, the Japanese poet, said, “Old stupidities repeated, new errs invented.” Perhaps. It’s been a rough year for local government. The hit and run artist Tony O’Rourke left the city in a mess. And the mayor, Claire Fortier, made her contribution to political local disorder by waiting until after […]
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Winter Trails Day on the South Shore will include a guided snowshoe hike featuring wildlife habitat and forest health, the watershed and water quality impacts, and historic aspects of Camp Richardson and the surrounding area. All snowshoers should meet at Camp Richardson adjacent to the Winter Sports Center located on Highway 89. The trek is […]
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By Kathryn Reed PHILLIPS STATION – While the state is faring well when it comes to water content from the snowpack, the measurement closest to South Lake Tahoe is just average this time of year. In the field paralleling the road to Sierra-at-Tahoe, Frank Gehrke with the state Department of Water Resources on Jan. 2 […]
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The fourth annual Lake Tahoe Festival of Trees and Lights is growing in multiple ways. During its inaugural year in 2009, the festival saw about 1,800 attendees and raised more than $45,000 for the expansion and renovation of Barton’s Community Clinic. This year, the festival was host to nearly 4,000 attendees, raising more than $55,000 […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee A half-decade ago, as California’s economy was being hammered by a severe recession and the state budget was awash in red ink, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators created a blue-ribbon commission to study revenue “volatility” and recommend ways to offset it. The state had experienced wild swings of revenue for […]
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